Elly Lieber

Elly Lieber ( born October 7, 1932 in Aussee, even Elli Dear married Linortner ) is a former Austrian luger the late 1950s.

Dear was already in her early youth to the sport of luge in contact, but denied first in this discipline no contests. In 1954, at the age of 21, she began with the luge and was in her first year of competition Styrian champion. This track defended the Austrian, who also did gymnastics as a recreational sport and played tennis in 1955 successfully. In the following winter, Dear increased one more time: First, she won the end of January 1956, the European Championship in Imst, beating their previous four times victorious in a row compatriot Maria Isser, in February they triumphed only in the Austrian and then at the - open for all sledders - Polish State Championships. Because of these victories Dear was named " best Styrian Sportswoman of the Year 1956 ".

In the following two years Dear belonged indeed continue to top national and won at the Austrian Championships 1958, Silver Medal; However, at the international level, they remained medaillenlos. That changed at the beginning of the year 1959, when the Ausseerin in Villard -de- Lans world champion was. Shortly thereafter Dear Elly ended after only six years of their career toboggan and married her fiancé, whose name she took and since Elly Linortner means.

Literature and web link

Bert Isatitsch (ed.): 100 years of sledding, self-publishing, Liezen 1983, p 133
The fast girl from the shoe shop on woadsack.at. Posted in Da Woadsåck, a regional magazine from the Ausseerland.

Luger ( Austria )
European Champion ( Luge )
World Champion ( Luge )
Austrian
Born in 1932
Woman

Bad Aussee FIL World Luge Championships Villard-de-Lans FIL World Luge Championships 1959 Melitta Sollmann Natalie Geisenberger FIL European Luge Championships Christina Schmuck

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